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   The news comes to us via a job listing, which sought a Senior Product Manager   
   to work on a new Aluminium, Android-based, operating system. The hint is in   
   the namewith speculation that the -i.u.m. part of Aluminium indicates its   
   relationship to Chromium, the open-source version of Chrome. The listing also   
   indicated that the new OS would have Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the   
   core. At this stage, it appears Google will target everything from cheaper   
   entry level hardware to mid-market and premium machines.   
      
      
   Its early days yet, and theres no word as to when Google might speak more   
   officiously on the topic of its new operating system. Its a big move from one   
   of the largest tech companies out there. Even still, it will be a tall order   
   for Google to knock off the stalwart offerings from Microsoft and Apple in   
   any meaningful way.   
      
   twiar.net/?p=37542   
   (twiar)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   The University of California, Davis will fly its REALOP 2U CubeSat mission   
   with two goals in mind.   
      
      
   The primary goal of the mission will be to provide students with the   
   educational opportunity to design, build, and test a satellite. Students will   
   learn about the use of amateur radio and how to use RF in order to   
   communicate with spacecraft.   
      
      
   The secondary goal of the mission is to demonstrate the feasibility of using   
   hard disk drives as a low cost alternative to reaction wheels for CubeSat   
   attitude detection and control. This has the potential to reduce the   
   financial barrier of entry into CubeSat development.   
      
      
   A UHF GMSK downlink with a 96 kHz symbol rate on 437.400 is proposed.   
      
   Telemetry packets will use HDLC framing and a rate 1/2 convolutional forward   
   error correction. Deployment from the ISS is planned for June 2026.   
      
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   The Hunity small satellite, the sixth student-built spacecraft of the   
   Budapest University of Technology and Economics, has successfully entered   
   orbit, the university announced on Sunday last.   
      
      
   The satellite carries a range of scientific instruments and experiments   
   designed by university researchers and high school teams. Hunity communicates   
   on amateur radio frequencies, with its primary ground station located on the   
   roof of BME's Building E and a secondary station in Erd,   
      
   in the Budapest metropolitan area.   
      
   With this successful launch, BME's development team now holds the world   
   record for the most completed PocketQube satellite missions.   
      
   (eHam)   
   A group of students at Cornell University is seeking participation from radio   
   amateurs who are equipped with satellite stations for help in listening for   
   signals from a retroreflective laser sail. The sail is currently attached to   
   a 1U CubeSat that was launched early Tuesday, December 2 from the   
   International Space Station, but will separate and become its own free-flying   
   spacecraft equipped with four tiny ChipSat flight computers that will   
   transmit telemetry data back to Earth.   
      
      
   This is the first flight of their ChipSats, and it is this data that the   
   students seek help detecting, according to Ph.D. candidate Joshua   
      
   Umansky-Castro, call sign KD2WTQ.   
      
   The light sails ChipSats will be transmitting data using the LoRa digital   
   protocol on 437.400 MHz.   
      
      
   Additional information, including LoRa parameters and links to a list of   
   compatible receivers and the decoder file, may be found at   
   alphacubesat.cornell.edu in the ChipSat Ground Station Guide.   
      
   (arrl)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/---------------   
      
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   OC-047 - H44MS - Malaita Island in the Solomons.   
      
   Bernard, H44MS will be active from Manakwai village, nearby Maluu   
   (northern Malaita island) covering the period next year from   
   January 25 to April 10.   
      
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   OC-66 - TX9XG - Rangiroa Atoll.   
      
   Haru, JA1XGI has announced that he will be active from Rangiroa Atoll,   
   French Polynesia (OC-066) as TX9XG during April 1-8, 2026. He plans to   
   QRV on 40-10m; CW, SSB, RTTY & FT8 using the new IC-7300 MK2.   
      
   QSL TX9XG via Haru's home call, JA1XGI using OQRS Club Log.   
      
   (dx-world)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ---- MARITIME.   
      
   When applicable we often make mention of special event calls from the   
   USA's Maritime Historical Society, the MRHS.   
      
   This group was formed some 26 years ago, well July 12 of 1999 to be   
   precise, that was the date of the supposed last commercial Morse   
   transmission in the US.   
      
   On that day Tom Horsfall and Richard Dillman resolved that the tradition   
   of commercial maritime Morse could not be relegated to the dustbin of   
   history.  With that in mind they visited the KPH transmit and receive   
   sites California - then closed for two years.  They were amazed to find   
   not the vandalized sites they expected but instead an intact radio time   
   capsule.   
      
   Radio receivers still ON, maintaining a watch on the Morse calling   
   channels.   
      
   Their mission became instantly clear: they should form an organization to   
   repair, restore and operate KPH as a way to honour the men and women who   
   for 100 years had made the profession of radio telegrapher one of honour   
   and skill.   
      
   Since then the MRHS has succeeded beyond what Tom and Richard thought   
   possible in their wildest dreams.  Not only has KPH returned to the air   
   but so has KSM, KFS and K6KPH.  This has been possible only through the   
   efforts of the dozen or more volunteers who make up the MRHS and who feel   
   honoured to contribute to the mission.   
      
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA   
   (Youngsters On The Air)   
   WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.   
   ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/   
   facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/   
   youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA   
      
   Well here we are in DECEMBER now and of course YOTA Month!   
      
   Many of us youngsters will become active on the air with YOTA as the suffix   
   in the call signs.   
      
      
   This event is aimed at my generation and is an excellent opportunity for   
   clubs to get youngsters on the air and experience amateur radio.   
      
      
   There will be many YOTA stations on air.   
      
   Listen out for AND WORK, stations such as Argentina LT4YOTA, Austria OE0YOTA,   
   Belgium OQ25YOTA, Bulgaria LZ12YOTA, Curacao PJ2YOTA, Cyprus 5B4YOTA, Egypt   
   SU8YOTA, France TM25YOTA and TM4YOTA, Germany DQ0YOTA, Hungary HA6YOTA and   
   HG0YOTA, Italy II7YOTA, Latvia YL0YOTA, the Netherlands PA6YOTA and PD6YOTA,   
   North Macedonia Z30YOTA and Z39YOTA, Poland 3Z0YOTA, Slovakia OM9YOTA, South   
   Africa ZS9YOTA, South Korea HL0YOTA, Spain AO25YOTA, Turkey TC25YOTA, the   
   United Kingdom GB25YOTA, the USA K8Y, K8O, K8T and K8A. QSLs via Club Log's   
   OQRS (direct or bureau). Information about the event and the awards can be   
   found onevents.ham-yota.com   
      
      
   The VK YOTA Contest is now live. Listen out on the bands for our YOTAs on air   
   and get their call sign in your VK YOTA Contest log. Good luck to all   
   participants.   
      
      
   Rumour has it a new callsign is on air now.   
      
   Listen out for VK2SANTA!   
      
   During the month of December, listen out for Santas station in VK2.   
      
   Make contact so you can have a direct RF line to the workshop in the North   
   Pole!   
      
      
   Or if you know of a little harmonic that may want to speak with Santa, get   
   them on air to make contact!   
      
      
   Although Santa cant win the contest, get that callsign in your log for the VK   
   YOTA Contest for your points!   
      
      
   Looking for something different to kick back with over the School holidays?   
      
   A free app named Spaceflight Simulator by Team Curiosity is available for   
      
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